Real Madrid against Manchester City in the Champions League is the accidental blockbuster of the new knockout playoffs round that starts Tuesday. The past two title winners surprisingly finished mid-table in the new 36-team standings format that ended in January.

Real Madrid’s defensive injury crisis deepened ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League visit to face Manchester City as defender Lucas Vazquez was ruled out with a thigh injury.

Manchester City and Real Madrid meeting in the Champions League has become synonymous with the competition. While both always have ambitions of winning the entire thing, these two teams have already met 12 times in Champions League play with five of those meetings coming in the knockout stage.

Real Madrid head to Manchester City for a vital UEFA Champions League Round of 16 playoff first leg on February 11. Los Blancos have slipped into the newly-formatted playoffs, alongside their old foes from Manchester,

Manchester City take on Spanish giants Real Madrid in the playoffs of the Champions League and they could receive some serious boosts ahead of what could be a decisive game

Manchester City’s injury problems this season could be matched by their competition for the last-16 play-off round as Real Madrid battle their own issues.Pep Guardiola and his players were issued

Real Madrid will play Manchester City in the Champions League knockout playoffs round in a standout clash of the past two title winners after the draw was made Friday.

Real Madrid have suffered another injury blow ahead of their Champions League play-off first leg against Manchester City on Tuesday. Real ensured they remained top of La Liga with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against arch-rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday.